| Asarum | |
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| Asarum caudatum (western wild ginger) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asaroideae |
| Genus: | Asarum L. |
| Type species | |
| Asarum europaeum | |
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Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger.
Asarum is the genitive plural of the Latin āsa (an alternate form of āra) meaning altar or sanctuary.